Education, technological determinism and new media

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Education, technological determinism and new media

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Technological determinism is the belief that technology is the principal initiator of the society’s transformation. The emergence of this theory is usually attributed to the American sociologist Thorstein Veblen, who formulated the causal link between the technology and the society. According to the supporters of technological determinism, any social changes are controlled by the technology, technological development, communications technology and media. The modern information society arises as a result of the development of innovations, new technologies and their social and political implications. Since the establishment of this direction in the early 20th century, two different branches separated: radical and moderate (hard, soft) technological determinism. According to the radical version, the technologies represent a prerequisite for changing the society, the second branch regards the technology only as a key factor that may or may not mean a change. Today, we can quite confidently say that the Internet and the nature of the new media is fundamentally changing the structure of the society. The expansion of computers, networks and the Internet has radically changed many aspects of not only human communication, but also the entire society’s life. The rising popularity of new media has changed the nature and the way our society and the individuals act – the way we do the shopping, recruit staff, pay taxes, use the library, gain academic degrees and educate ourselves. Through a philosophical analysis, the text examines the nature of contemporary technological determinism, the features of the new media and the method they use to affect the creation and distribution of information and knowledge in the education process.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Education, technological determinism and new media

Popis výsledku anglicky

Technological determinism is the belief that technology is the principal initiator of the society’s transformation. The emergence of this theory is usually attributed to the American sociologist Thorstein Veblen, who formulated the causal link between the technology and the society. According to the supporters of technological determinism, any social changes are controlled by the technology, technological development, communications technology and media. The modern information society arises as a result of the development of innovations, new technologies and their social and political implications. Since the establishment of this direction in the early 20th century, two different branches separated: radical and moderate (hard, soft) technological determinism. According to the radical version, the technologies represent a prerequisite for changing the society, the second branch regards the technology only as a key factor that may or may not mean a change. Today, we can quite confidently say that the Internet and the nature of the new media is fundamentally changing the structure of the society. The expansion of computers, networks and the Internet has radically changed many aspects of not only human communication, but also the entire society’s life. The rising popularity of new media has changed the nature and the way our society and the individuals act – the way we do the shopping, recruit staff, pay taxes, use the library, gain academic degrees and educate ourselves. Through a philosophical analysis, the text examines the nature of contemporary technological determinism, the features of the new media and the method they use to affect the creation and distribution of information and knowledge in the education process.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60300 - Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

INTED 2017 : 11th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED proceedings)

ISBN

978-84-617-8491-2

ISSN

2340-1079

e-ISSN

neuvedeno

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

10026-10030

Název nakladatele

IATED Academy

Místo vydání

Valencia

Místo konání akce

Valencie

Datum konání akce

6. 3. 2017

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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